Calgary Taxi Firms Sue Over App That Hails Cabs Faster

CALGARY -- Crying "unfair competition," the city's top taxi companies are suing a local entrepreneur for $1 million over a smartphone application allowing passengers to bypass dispatch to hail cabs faster.

According to the statement of claim, filed in Court of Queen's Bench last month, Mayfair, Associated and Checker cab companies are calling the FastCab phone app "unfair competition."